About ancestry: Tongan. Year: Powered by. Free demographic resources Access hundreds of free demographic and economic resources to help you make informed decisions. You are viewing this page without javascript. City of Canterbury Bankstown. The census recorded that approximately The majority identified with Christianity, more specifically the Uniting Church The Tongan community is supported by religious and cultural organisations around the country as well as Pacific Island cultural groups.
According to the census, there are 9, Tonga-born in Australia. There are also some Tongans in Australia as scholarship recipients, undertaking tertiary-level education. Some Tongans have reported that living in Australia presents a cultural challenge, as Polynesian identity is not as widely celebrated in Australia. For instance, Tongans who come to Australia through New Zealand have noticed a greater emphasis on learning and continuing Tongan culture and language in the latter.
Tongan children in New Zealand may participate in cultural and language classes to help maintain Tongan traditions. Create your own Cultural Atlas with bookmarks, collections and a unified, searchable interface. Join over organisations already creating a better workplace. You can download this cultural profile in an easy-to-read PDF format that can be printed out and accessed at any time. Figure 3: Change in percentage composition of persons claiming Pacific ancestry. Finally, those claiming Samoan ancestry remain easily the largest single group among people claiming Pacific Islands ancestry, more indeed than Fiji even when Fiji Indians are included.
These are only the broadest trends observable from a comparison of the census data with that of and Clearly, much more detailed analysis is possible, and desirable, across a wide range of variables. Accepting those caveats, what is striking about the census figures is less the strong growth in the number of those claiming Pacific ancestry in Australia than the relatively small number of those claiming Melanesian ancestry relative to those claiming Polynesian ancestry.
It is striking indeed that fewer than 19, people in Australia claim ancestry from our nearest neighbour, Papua New Guinea, or that fewer than people claim ancestry from Vanuatu. This is all the more remarkable given UN population estimates for Melanesia of around 10 million compared to less than , for Polynesia.
The Australian Government is investing in better people-to-people links between Australia and the Pacific. Note: Categories used in this table are those used by the ABS in the census. Great post! One thing is for sure, China is going in strong and looking for all kinds of opportunities to fund and aid projects in all industries in the island nations, and there are now many Chinese families that are moving into the islands and starting businesses or taking over businesses.
I guess it is kind of similar to what is happening in Australia. What will be the ultimate price that the Pacific island countries would pay for all the money, investments and assistance they are receiving from China??
While Australia and New Zealand continue their great assistance to the Pacific island regions, the majority of the migration routes are via NZ for many of the Pacific islanders wanting to settle in Australia. It is very rare for families from Samoa or Tonga to migrate directly to Australia.
There are very few opportunities for families from Polynesian countries to migrate to Australia. I think this should be the first step, to look at how Australian migration policies can allow for migration directly from the islands.
Perhaps a quota system similar to the one used by the NZ government. This will strengthen the link primarily as families migrate to Australia and help out their families back in the islands. I mean there are many opportunities given to migrants from China, India, UK and European countries to move, work and settle in Australia but very little direct opportunities for Pacific islanders who are right next door. There is definitely under reporting in the Census — some Pacific families would identify themselves as New Zealanders, as they hold NZ citizenship, and may not necessarily go further to identify themselves as Pacific islanders.
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